[Patriot Motorsports USA]

Originally Posted by djctoto

While investigating the addition of a robust catch can to my car I examined closely how the current set up had been implemented by Patriot Motorsports USA and still remains on the car.

What I found was a diverter valve with a nipple in place of the factory part which of course feeds from the crankcase directly into the Supercharger.

There is a hose from this nipple that feeds around the engine and connects to a simple two port catch can. This can has no baffles, no built in PVC valve and no check valve. I opened it up, and blew air through both ports to check it out.

I found the same exact part on Amazon
It's $35 and has nothing more than some steel wool type material to filter oil vapors.


Can anyone other than Patriot Motorsports USA comment on:


Thanks in advance.

Once Again... the hate spews without the benefit of knowledge.

I did NOT install any PCV system on your car. Your car has the plug Blocking-off the Supercharger, so nothing is going into the bricks from there. This is a positive thing.

Again, if you had contacted the original owner, Caleb before buying your car, you would know he bought the Elite Engineering Catch Can kit and had it installed inline to your vacuum pump with a defective check valve which caused the brake pedal to be hard as a rock. The reason I do not like this style is for the same reason I removed it... if the cracking valve fails, you get a hard pedal which will cause you to stab the pedal with great force, with the possibility of putting your car into ICE MODE and a loss of all braking power.

"Ice mode" is a track brake failure where the ABS mistakenly detects low grip (like ice) during high-G braking, causing a rock-hard pedal and near-zero braking power. It happens when rapidly applying maximum brake pressure, causing the ABS to reduce pressure severely. To fix it, you must release the brake pressure, then reapply smoothly.

Key Aspects of Ice Mode on Track

• Symptoms: The brake pedal feels extremely hard or "rock solid," yet the car does not slow down, often causing severe understeer.
  
• Cause: The ABS module misinterprets a quick, high-pressure, initial brake stab as a low-traction situation, activating "ice mode" to prevent tire lockup.
  
• Occurrences: Typically happens during the initial, hard application of the brake pedal (e.g., at the start of a braking zone).
  
• Common Scenarios: Cars with highly aggressive pads, slick tires, or on bumpy track surfaces (which can confuse ABS sensors) are more prone to this.

The Elite Engineering catch can was also mounted on the strut bar where the drain was located just over the exhaust system... great placement and will not pass tech inspection at most of the tracks around here. I removed it and its still here sitting on the shelf, which I would be happy to send you should you want something different than what has worked for the past two years on my car without putting a drop of oil onto my SC Bricks.

I am sure Ted Jannetty's guys will be happy to take your money, install this Elite system or sell you something different... but thanks again for the Stab in the back when we did everything for you for free labor.

Here are some photos to remind you of what has worked just fine, until I developed a better way... and subsequently just placed another order today to do the Improved Racing CCR Closed system on my car so it reflects what I have designed for others.


This is how my system is run, connecting the Driver's Side Valve Cover to the single catch can since that is the side the fills up with oil due to High-G cornering. Everything else is connected to the OEM Catch Can so it can drain back to the engine. The last photo is how we do it now, or you can view my thread on this topic.